Lugton Barrier easement
Approximately 14 years ago, my predecessor, Brian Shaw commenced the process of increasing awareness of the barrier that was Sevenacres Weir. This dam once had a fish pass on the left bank but that had collapsed many years ago leaving little prospect of salmon and...Tarholm willow after 1 year
It was exactly one year ago that we were asked to install willow at Tarholm Sewage Outfall following completion of the new structure. This rather unpopular outfall had been installed after it was relocated from the Water of Coyle where there was inadequate dilution...Restoration of trout in a local burn
In 2016 and 2017, Ayrshire Rivers Trust stocked trout sourced from the Lugar into the Dippol Burn near Auchinleck. The original trout were lost around 40 years ago through a pollution incident and with 50′ falls downstream, the burn couldn’t repopulate naturally. ART...Sea Lice out of control on Scottish Salmon Farms
Having just watched the appalling but sanitised exposé of mass mortalities of farmed salmon on a Scottish fish farm featured on the One Show yesterday, I noted that despite the programmes coverage of these disturbing circumstances, the BBC presenters quickly skimmed...Duisk Water Juvenile Salmon Monitoring
Yesterday we were on the Duisk (Stinchar catchment) continuing with the Government surveys. Despite the rain we got another couple completed with reasonable numbers of juvenile salmonids recorded at both sites. The heavy afternoon and overnight rain has swept away...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
